Window awning



March 27, 1951 J. c. MEAD 2,546,607

WINDOW AWNING Filed May 6, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l J. C. MEAD WINDOWAWNING March 27, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 6, 1947 Inventor JohnC.Mead

Patented Mar. 27, 1951 UNITED STATES PTENT OFFICE 2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in window awningsand the primary feature of the present invention is to provide a deviceof the character referred to including a plurality of detachablesections, each having groups of spaced parallel slats, to facilitatedisassembling the awning for shipment or storage.

Another important feature of the present invention is to provide anawning comprised of spaced parallel slots arranged to provide for freepassage of air and light therebetween.

A further feature of the present invention is to provide an awning thatis quickly and readily attached to and removed from a buildingstructure.

A still further feature of the present inven-- tion is to provide adevice of the character described that is simple in construction, strongand reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, andotherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the present invention in use;

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantiallythrough the center of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken on line 33 ofFigure 2;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the forward sections;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the end sections;

Figure 6 is a perspective View of the connecting means for the slat ofthe forward sections;

Figure '7 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of one of the endsections, showing the manner in which said section is detachably mountedto a window frame;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the angular hanger; and

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the manner inwhich the end sections are braced to the forward elements.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration there is shown a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral l0 represents generally the forward element ofthe awning comprised of a plurality of adjacent forwardly and downwardlyinclined sections designated generally by the numeral 12. Each sectionI2 is composed of a plurality of spaced parallel slats I4, of anysuitable material, which are connected at their underside by U-shapedbrackets 16.

- The legs 18 of adjacent brackets are detachably connected by bolts andnuts 2b, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

The awning is further provided with end sections designated generally bythe numeral 2:, comprised of parallel spaced vertical slats 22, havinginclined upper ends conforming to the pitch of the forward element IS.The slats are connected by connector bars 23.

The forward ends of slats I4 are turned downwardly to provide verticalportions 24. The vertical portions 24 adjacent to the forward slat ofthe end section is braced thereto by angle braces 28, as shown best inFigure 9 of the drawings. The forward end of the connector bars 23 arealso detachably secured to the sections E2, in any suitable manner.

The lower ends of slats l4 and the lower ends of the vertical portions24 lie in the same horizontal plane, thereby adding to theattractiveness of the awning.

For the attachment of the awning to a building, an angular hanger at isprovided and is suitably secured to the upper ends of selected sectionsI2. Key slots 32 formed in the hangers are adapted to engage a screw orthe like 3 which i carried by the window frame or the like 36. In thismanner, the forward elements on the side sections may be quickly andreadily removed from the building to which the same is attached.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand. described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An awning comprising a forwardly and downwardly inclined frontsection including a plurality of laterally spaced, parallel coplanarslats, the lower ends of said slats being angulated to provide verticalextensions, end sections ineluding a plurality of vertically disposedspaced parallel slats, the lower ends of said end sections beingcoplanar with the lower extremities of the vertical extensions, atransverse member secured to the under side of the upper end of thefront section slats, means detachably securing the end sections to thefront sections, and bracket means detachably securing said front sectionmember to a building, said front section including a plurality ofadjacent sections, lateral supporting members secured to theundersurfaces of the slats of each section, means for directly anddetachably securing the ends of said members to each other.

2. An awning comprising a forward, element including a. plurality ofdownwardly and forwardly inclined sections, each of said inclinedsections including a plurality of laterally spaced parallel co-planarslats having angulatecl lower end portions forming vertical extensions,means detachably securing adjacent, inclined sections to each othercomprising lateral supporting members secured to the undersurface ofeach section, said lateral members having angulated terminals, and meansfor detachably securing the adjacent terminals of adjacent, alignedmembers to each other, means for removably securing each of saidinclined sections to a build- REFERENCES CITED The following referencesare of record: in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Re. 20,975 Houseman Jan. 10, 19392,117,320 Hawley May 17, 1938 2,205,721 Grant June 25, 1940 2,327,614Agee Aug. 24, 1943 2,474,713 Auble June 28, 1949 2,480,447 Cate Aug. 30,1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 9,013 Great Britain Mar. 17,1900 OTHER REFERENCES Popular Science, page 169, July 19.39.

